THAT’S ENGLISH! – MODULE 10 – UNIT 5 THIS IS MY SPACE A) GRAMMAR - UNLESS, IN CASE, PROVIDED THAT, AS LONG AS, SUPPOSING THAT, GIVEN THAT Unless Conditional clauses can begin with unless. Unless means something similar to ‘if … not’ or ‘except if’. The verb forms in the examples are similar to sentences with if: we use the present simple in the unless-clause and shall, should, will, would, can, could, may or might in the main clause: Unless I phone you, you can assume the train’s on time. (If I do not phone you /except if I phone you, you can assume the train is on time.) We’ll have to cancel the show unless we sell more tickets at the last minute. (We’ll have to cancel the show if we do not sell more tickets/except if we sell more tickets at the last minute.) As long as, so long as, providing, etc. Sometimes we need to impose specific conditions or set limits on a situation. In these cases, conditional clauses can begin with phrases such as as long as, so long as, only if, on condition that, providing (that),provided (that). As long as is more common in speaking; so long as and on condition that are more formal and more common in writing: [to a group of children] You can play in the living room as long as you don’t make a mess. So long as a tiger stands still, it is invisible in the jungle. The bank lent the company 100,000 pounds on condition that they repaid the money within six months. Providing (that) is more common in speaking; provided (that) is more formal and more common in written language: [talking about rail travel in the UK] You can get a senior citizen’s reduction providing you’ve got a railcard. They may do whatever they like provided that it is within the law. Supposing Supposing may be used with a conditional meaning. It can be used in first, second or third conditional sentences. The speaker invites the listener to imagine a situation: Supposing I don’t arrive till after midnight, will the guest-house still be open? (Imagine if I don’t arrive till after midnight …)
Supposing you lost your passport, you’d have to go to the embassy, wouldn’t you? Supposing he hadn’t recognised us – he might never have spoken to us. In case We use in case to express that we are Take an umbrella in case it rains! doing something in preparation for I'll buy some more wine in case this something which might happen. bottleis not enough. In case of In case of fire, leave the building as We use in case of to say what we should quickly as possible. do if or when something happens. (= ‘If there is a fire, leave the building.’) http://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/upper-intermediate/unless-in-case-ofin-case-as-long-as http://www.englishpedia.net/my-grammar/advanced/if-clauses/exercises/otherconditional-expressions-quiz.html http://www.autoenglish.org/generalgrammar/gr.unless.pdf http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-3825.php - MODIFYING COMPARATIVES
(How much more expensive?)
‘much’ and ‘a (little) bit’ ‘a lot’, ‘somewhat’, ‘way’ ‘ infinitely’, ‘far’
Some of these sentences contain mistakes. Find and correct them. 1. I find shopping online lot more convenient. Key: 1 a lot more convenient 2. I like this laptop a lot less. 2. OK 3. My new laptop has more better 3. Has better design design. 4. two weeks longer than 4. This trip lasts two weeks more longer 5. OK then that one. 6. is cheaper 5. The box of chocolates costs 50 per 7. OK cent less. 8. than 6. This trip is more cheaper. 7. My day just got a lot better! 8. My new phone is a bit easier to use then my old phone. Some of these sentences contain mistakes. Find and correct them. 1. I find shopping online a way more convenient. 1. way more 2. Men generally find easier to read 2. find it easier maps. 3. OK 3. I like this laptop a lot less. 4. longer than 4. This trip lasts two weeks more longer 5. OK then that one. 6. OK 5. The box of chocolates costs 50 per cent less. 6. My day just got a lot better!
- Game: Every player takes 6 cards. The first player places one card on the desk and ‘boasts’ (‘my robot is very smart‘). After that, each turn players place one of their cards on the board, comparing the new object to the previous one (e.g. ‘my cat is way friendlier than your robot‘) and then takes one more card from the stack. Rules: (a) They have to use a (b) Adjectives can’t be reused https://www.dropbox.com/s/5l0mwee5jyto9wz/modif_comparatives_drill.pdf
- Game 2:
Rules: The students work in pairs. Each turn, a player throws a coin (heads = one step forward, tails = two steps forward) and states a true opinion using a modified comparative form of the adjective on the field (possibly giving a reason ) Example: I find it a lot less stressful to get to work by car than to use public transport, because I really dislike the underground. There are just too many people on the train in the morning. What about you? OR………….
- SUGGEST (RECOMMEND) http://www.engvid.com/how-to-give-advice-in-english/#quiz http://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/gramatica/gramatica-britanica/suggest B) VOCABULARY Match the list of different types of housing and living spaces (1-6) to the definitions (a-f). 1 slum 4 shanty town 2 outskirts 5 shack 3 suburb 6 shelter a a simple small building made of bits of wood and other materials b a place that provides protection c a middle-class residential area or town near a city d the outer parts of a town or city that are farthest away from the city centre e poor area of a town or city where the housing is in a terrible condition f area near a city where poor people live in cheap housing they have built illegally Complete with the words from the box. cramped personal made overcrowded taking up
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While making the film, Parvati shared a tiny 1… house, where she was 2… in with a family of eight who somehow 3… space for her. She found life there difficult, especially the lack of 4… space, but she admired how people made the best possible
5… of any space and resources they had. She wants the world to know what life is like for people in the 6… slums. The government thinks that Dharavi is 7… valuable space in the city and wants to destroy it. Look at the adjectives in the box. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. Positive spacious huge / enormous airy well-ventilated bright / cheerful roomy Negative cramped tiny / minute airless stuffy gloomy / dark poky 1 Due to the large windows, the room felt spacious / cramped even though it wasn’t. 2 How did she cram all her possessions into such a huge / tiny space? 3 With the hot sun and closed windows, the atmosphere was unbearably stuffy / cramped. 4 He thought of his dark poky / spacious flat with its cramped / cheerful, airless / airy rooms and felt depressed. 5 The tent was surprisingly roomy / airy inside: there was room for five people. 6 The hotel lobby was well-ventilated / stuffy thanks to the large windows, and was a dark / bright cheerful place to be. C) READING COMPREHENSION http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/urban_environments/urbanisation _ledcs_rev1.shtml http://www.excellentesl4u.com/esl-houses-reading.html http://www.aulafacil.com/cursos/l22875/idiomas/ingles/ingles-first/reading-myfavourite-room (Now describe your own bedroom) D) LISTENING COMPREHENSION http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/video-uk/homes-future http://elllo.org/english/1351/T1396-AdamSarah-07-Lifestyle.htm http://www.elllo.org/english/0501/550-Mark-House.html
http://www.elllo.org/english/1301/T1317-Mark-MotherIsland.htm
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros http://eslbits.net/ESL.English.Learning.Audiobooks/Mango_Street/44/default.html Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes I like to…………………... I tell them…………………... I tell them after the mailman says, Here's your mail. Here's your mail he said. I make a story for my life, for each step ……………….. takes. I say, "And so she trudged up…………………, her sad brown shoes taking her to ………………………………………………." I like to …………………. I am going to tell you a …………………………who didn't want to belong. We didn't always live on Mango Street. Before that we lived on Loomis……………………………, and before that we lived on Keeler. Before Keeler it was Paulina, but what I remember most is Mango Street, ……………………., the house I belong but do not belong to. I put it down on paper and then……………………………………………. I write it down and Mango says goodbye sometimes. She does not hold me with both arms. She sets me free. One day I will pack my bags of books and paper. One day I……………………………………………………………... I am too strong for her to keep me here forever. One day………………………………………... Friends and…………………………………….., What happened to that Esperanza? Where did she go with……………………………………..? Why did she march so far away? They will not know I have gone away…………………………….. For the ones I left behind. For the ones who cannot out.
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros http://esl-bits.net/ESL.English.Learning.Audiobooks/Mango_Street/43/default.html A House of My Own Not a flat. Not……………………………. Not a man's house. Not a daddy's. A house………………………. With…………………………………………, my pretty purple petunias. My…………………………………….. My two shoes………………………………………………………... Nobody to shake a stick at. Nobody's …………………………………………….after. Only a house quiet as snow, a………………………………, clean as paper before the poem.
E) SPEAKING http://www.globaleducation.edu.au/teaching-activity/my-place,-yourplace.html#activity3
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Where are the homes? (eg country or city, a hot place or a cold place) What are the houses built from? Why do you think these materials were used? Who might have built the houses? Are they old or new? Big or small? What do the pictures tell us about people's lifestyles? (eg daily activities, what kinds of goods, services and technology people might or might not have, etc)
http://www.esldiscussions.com/h/house_and_home.html www.iteslj.org/questions/livingdream.htm Talk about your bedroom. Is it airy and roomy? Is it spacious or too small? Do you share it with a member of your family? Is there any piece of furniture which takes up a lot of space? How important is it for you to have your own personal space? F) WRITING Are there any slums and shanty towns in your country? Where are they? Why do you think they exist? (Pg 57)